My book has different page numbers, but it's on the second or third page of Chapter 2.
Questions: There are two things that I got confused about. One, what does the word betwixt mean? It's used multiple times in the novel already and I just don't know what it means! Second, I understand that she thinks that if she wasn't in Pip's life, his life would be awful, but why does she include saying that Joe wouldn't be good without her because he hasn't done anything wrong!?
First of all I think Mrs. Joe is using the word "betwixt" like "you devil you" saying that she is so perfect and that Pip is devilish to work her so hard. Second, I think she means that Joe wouldn't be strict enough on Pip (because he of course wouldn't hurt Pip)so Pip would become out of hand and Joe's life would end in misery... or something like that :)
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